on had enjoyed light next to his property for
at least 20 years, no one could build up the adjacent land so that
the light would be blocked.
Women of age fourteen or over shall have livery of their lands and
tenements by inheritance without question or difficulty.
Purposely cutting out another's tongue or putting out another's
eyes is a felony [penalty of loss of all property].
No one may keep swans unless he has lands and tenements of the
estate of freehold to a yearly value of 67s., because swans of the
King, lords, knights, and esquires have been stolen by yeomen and
husbandmen.
The wage ceiling for servants is: bailiff of agriculture 23s.4d.
per year, and clothing up to 5s., with meat and drink; chief
peasant, a carter, chief shepherd 20s. and clothing up to 4s.,
with meat and drink; common servant of agriculture 15s., and
clothing up to 3s.4d.; woman servant 10s., and clothing up to 4s.,
with meat and drink; infant under fourteen years 6s., and clothing
up to 3s., with meat and drink. Such as deserve less or where
there is a custom of less, that lesser amount shall be given.
For laborers at harvest time: mower 4d. with meat and drink or 6d.
without; reaper or carter: 3d. with or 5d. without; woman laborer
and other laborers: 2d with and 4d. without.
The ceiling wage rate for craftsmen per day is: free mason or
master carpenter 4d. with meat & drink or 5d. without; master
tiler or slater, rough mason, and mesne [intermediary] carpenter
and other artificiers in building 3d. with meat and drink or 4d.
without; every other laborer 2d. with meat and drink or 3d.
without. In winter the respective wages were less: mason category:
3d. with or 4d. without; master tiler category: 2d. with or 4d.
without; others: 1d. with or 3d. without meat and drink.
Any servant of agriculture who is serving a term with a master and
covenants to serve another man at the end of this term and that
other man shall notify the master by the middle of his term so he
can get a replacement worker. Otherwise, the servant shall
continue to serve the first master.
No man or woman may put their son or daughter to serve as an
apprentice in a craft within any borough, but may send the child
to school, unless he or she has land or rent to the value of 20s.
per year. [because of scarcity of laborers and other servants of
agriculture]
No laborer may be hired by the week.
Masons may no longer congregate yearly, because it has led to
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